Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns are used to name things we can count.
One apple, two apples, three carrots, four fingers, etc.

Uncountable nouns are used to name things we cannot count.
Bread, water, air, sand, etc.

Countable nouns have a singular as well as a plural form.
a chair        two chairs       some chairs
a banana    the bananas     many bananas

Remember! Use an in front of a word that begins with a vowel sound.
An apple    an orange    an hour

Uncountable nouns do not usually take the indefinite article a or an. They are often used without any article at all, and they do not usually have a plural form.

(some) bread     (some) coffee      (some) fruit

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